Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Up 29.9% in October

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,700 shares, a growth of 29.9% from the October 15th total of 6,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 28,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $3,384,000. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 96.2% in the second quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 21,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,883,000 after buying an additional 10,545 shares during the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the first quarter valued at $1,325,000. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 157,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,147,000 after buying an additional 4,404 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $472,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTWV opened at $152.14 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $847.42 million, a P/E ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $147.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $142.03. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 12-month low of $119.56 and a 12-month high of $159.84.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a $0.814 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $3.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.14%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (VTWV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Value index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap value stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on price-to-book-value. VTWV was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.